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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($184.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $580.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 14:44 EST-0500

 

Overkill PSU but better. Also, more HDD space and more RAM as well as a better GPU.

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If anything, save up for a better graphics card because 2GB of VRAM isn't a lot and you'll find yourself wishing for more (personal experience). Just save up some more.

You know how it is, the cow goes "moo", the dog goes "woof" and the gamer goes "The PvP is unbalanced."

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4 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus H97-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($184.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $580.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 14:44 EST-0500

 

Overkill PSU but better. Also, more HDD space and more RAM as well as a better GPU.

Only thing I would change is the motherboard and try getting the i5-4460.

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5 minutes ago, dewman45 said:

Only thing I would change is the motherboard and try getting the i5-4460.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E34 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($50.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($30.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 380 4GB Video Card  ($184.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: RAIJINTEK AENEAS MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($69.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $602.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 14:56 EST-0500

 

Good point.

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock H170A-X1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($78.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($31.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card  ($159.99 @ NCIX US) 
Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $616.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-09 15:07 EST-0500

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